Ash receiver



Feb. 15, 1938. c. HA DY 2,108,436

ASH RECEIVER Filed Au 1, 1955 I INV.ENTOR chqrigs Hard ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 15, 1938 UNiTED STATES PATENT orriee Application August 1,

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to an ash receiver, and more particularly to the type having an open hopper for receiving deposited butts and ashes, an ash and butt receiving and holding re- 5 ceptacle communicating with the hopper and a manually controllable closure for normally keeping the receptacle closed and for controlling the communication between the hopper and the receptacle.

The prime objects of the present invention center about the provision of an ash receiver of this type which may be conveniently and efiiciently used by the smoker, which may be readily handled for cleansing purposes and which is capable of being manufactured and assembled to produce attractive smoking stands.

To accomplish these objects, the present invention has for its more specific purposes the provision of an ash receiver of the type referred to in which the hopper forms a fixed partof the ash receiver, the receptacle being a removable receptacle adapted to be lifted through the hopper bottom when it is desired to discharge or dump the contents of the receptacle; the further provision of an ash receiver of this type wherein the receptacle, normally hidden from View, is

made readily accessible for facile removal fromthe ash stand upon a quick and ready detachment of the closure element; the further provision of an ash receiver of this construction wherein a bridge member is provided for movably supporting the closure element and which bridge member is formed to provide means for holding cigars or cigarettes; the still further provision of an ash receiver of this type wherein the closure element is movably mounted in a way to provide a self-seating adjustment when moved to its closed position so that a close fitting seating engagement of the closure element may be obtained; and the still further provision of an ash receiver embodying the construction referred to wherein all the parts are assembled for ready operation by the smoker, for quick and efiicient cleansing by the housewife and for producing a distinctive and attractive appearance. 1

,To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists in the ash receiver, preferably assembled as a smoking stand, and in the elements and combinations thereof as set forth in the appended claims and as exemplified in the drawing attached hereto in which:

Fig. l is a vertical perspective view of the assembled ash receiver of my present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View of the main and 1935, Serial No. 34,159

(Ci. ISL-51) upper part thereof taken in cross-section in the vertical plane of the line 22 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof with the bridge member and closure element detached;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan View of the said de- 5 tached bridge member and closure element; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of detail taken in the plane of the line 5-5 in Fig. 3.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, the ash receiver, when constructed in the form ofa smokers stand, comprises a base member ID, an upright member H and a top hopper l2, all united together to form a stand of fixed parts. The said upright member is provided with or defines at its upper end a compartment l3 communicating at its open top with the open bottom of the hopper l2. Seated in said compartment i3 is the removable ash receiving receptacle It, which receptacle may be readily lifted from the compartment upon removal or detachment of a closure element 15 carried by a detachable bridge member IS, the closure element being movably mounted on the bridge member, and being movable thereon between the full and dotted line positions shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The full line position shows the closure element in its normal condition for closing the receptacle l4 and for closing the communication between the hopper l2 and receptacle l4, and the dotted line position shows the condition assumed by the closure element when the same is manually lifted to permit the ashes and-butts deposited in the hopper to drop into the receptacle it.

The ash stand may be conveniently constructed of sheet metal stock formed in sections capable of being readily assembled and united together to form a fixed unit. The base lil made of sheet metal may be suitably weighted by a metal casting (not shown) located within the base, and the upright Il may be made of a plurality of separate sections H H II and li nested together and held together as a unit by means of a rod l1 secured at its lower end to the metal casting of the base (not shown) and at its upper end to a threaded plate l8, which plate fits in the bottom of a cup-shaped element 1 9 the top of which is seated over the flanged joint 20 of the upright section li The cup I9 serves as a bottom for the upright compartment H3. The hopper i2 is provided with an open bottom I2 the edge wall of which is seamed to the edge Wall H of the upright H defining the open top of the compartment I3. For decorative purposes the hopper may be provided with a marginal fluted skirt 52* over the top of which the outer 55 marginal edge l2 of the hopper is securingly rolled or turned. All of these parts form a fixed unit, and may be decorated in different colors to produce a multi-tone effect.

The closure element preferably comprises an upwardly convexed member having a rolled marginal edge It: adapted to efficiently fit in an annular groove or hollow 2 formed near the open bottom of the hopper l2. The closure element 15 is mounted for up and down movement on a stem l5 surmounted by a preferably ball-shaped handle 5; and for the purpose of providing an efiicient and vapor leakproof fit for the closure element IS, the said closure element is mounted at the bottom of the stem in a manner to permit a limited vertical and limited free tilting movement in all directions of the closure element relatively to the stem. This latter is accomplished by loosely mounting the hub Hi of the closure element l5 on the stem at its bottom end and so that the closure element is freely movable on the stem between an upper flange l5 and a lower washer 55 on said stem.

The closure element I5 is movably supported in the bridge member 5, the said bridge member being provided for this purpose with a vertically arranged guide bearing 1 6 fitted to the center of the bridge member, which guide bearing sl dably receives the closure element stem I5 The bridge member I6 is desirably mounted on the hopper I2 by means which permits the mounting or detaching of the bridge member by a simple displacement thereof relatively to the hopper. This means preferably comprises a pin and slot connection between the bridge member and the hopper, the bridge member being provided at its opposite ends for this purpose with the headed pins I6 which mate with slots I2 provided at diametric points on the top face l2 of the hopper l2. The bridge member I6 is also further provided with means for holding cigarettes or cigars in a way to permit the depositing of falling ashes into the hopper l2, and preferably this is eifected by forming the said bridge member with the cigarette receiving channels 5, "5 and the openings I6 Hi With this recited construction it will be seen that the bridge'member l6 together with the closure element 15 may be readily mounted in position on the fixed hopper l2 and may be fixed in position by merely imparting a slight turning displacement to the bridge member, the bridge member being anchored in its position by the pin and slot engagement. The closure element l5, by virtue of its mounting on the stem |5 permitting a limited free tilting movement of the closure element in all directions, will readily adjust itself into close seating engagement for effectively closing the compartment l3 and the receptacle l4 against exit of obnoxious fumes and vapors and for closing the communication between the same and the hopper l2. When it is desired to drop ashes or butts collecting in the hopper into the compartment l3 or receptacle M, the handle l5 of the closure element is lifted and then the closure element is permitted gravitationally to return to its closed position. The closure element will again adjust itself into efficient seat closing condition. When it is desired to discharge or dump the accumulated contents of the receptacle M, the closure element is detached by giving to the bridge member a slight displacing movement in a counter-clockwise turning direction, which displacement will free the bridge member for quick detachment thereof and the closure element. The removable receptacle l4, normally concealed from view, will then be exposed to view and may be lifted from the compartment [3 and the contents of the receptacle discharged. For convenience, the receptacle I4 is provided at its upper end with a wire or rod shaped handle hl which obviously may be conveniently grasped by the user.

It will be further apparent that by means of the construction described, an assembly of parts is provided which is subject to simple manufacturing operations and ready assembly and disassembly by the manufacturer and the user. In fact, all of the parts may be quickly taken apart or put together by a quick displacement of the bridge member l5 and by removing the nut which is secured to the bottom of the anchoring rod ll. The parts are furthermore so organized as to provide an ornamental unit.

It will be apparent that while I have shown and described my invention in preferred form, many changes and modifications may be made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. An ash receiver comprising a base, an upright and a top hopper all united together to form a stand of fixed parts, the top of said upright defining a compartment directly communicating with the open bottom of said hopper, a separate ash receiving receptacle seated in said compartment and adapted to be lifted through the opening of said hopper for dumping the ash contents accumulating in said receptacle, a closure element normally closing the communica tion and manually movable upwardly to open the communication between the hopper and the said compartment, and mounting means for said closure element bridging the top of said stand, the said mounting means and movable closure element being constructed and arranged relatively to said fixed hopper and communicating compartment to permit the said lifting of the separate ash receiving receptacle through the opening of said hopper for. the dumping of its contents.

2. An ash receiver comprising a base, a hollow upright made of sheet metal and a top hopper made of sheet metal all united together to form a stand of fixed parts, the top of said upright defining a compartment communicating directly with the bottom of said hopper, a separate ash receiving receptacle seated in said compartment and adapted to be lifted through the opening of said hopper for dumping the ash contents accumulating in said receptacle, a gravitationally controlled closure element normally closing the communication and manually movable upwardly to open the communication between the hopper and the said compartment, a bridge member detachably mounted across the top of said hopper and being detachable from or mountable on the hopper by a displacement of the bridge member relatively to the hopper, and means for slidably mounting the closure element on the bridge member.

3. An ash receiver comprising a fixed ash receiving hopper having an open bottom, a movable ash receiving receptacle having an open top communicating with the open bottom of the hopper, the said receptacle being adapted to be lifted through the opening of said hopper for dumping the ash contents accumulating in said receptacle, a movable closure element normally closing the communication between the hopper and the receptacle and movable upwardly to open such communication, and mounting means for said closure element consisting of a detachable bridge member normally bridging said fixed hopper and quickly detachable therefrom, said 010- sure element being slidably and gravitationally mounted on said bridge member.

4. An ash receiver comprising a fixed ash receiving hopper having an open bottom, a body joined to said hopper at its open bottom, said body defining an open'top compartment, a movable ash receiving receptacle in said compartment having an open top communicating with the open bottom of the hopper, the said receptacle being adapted to be lifted from said compartment through the opening of said hopper for dumping the ash contents accumulating in said receptacle, a movable closure element normally closing the communication between the hopper and the receptacle and movable upwardly toopen such communication, and mounting means for said closure element bridging said fixed hopper, the said mounting means and movable closure element being constructed and arranged relatively to said fixed hopper and communicating compartment to permit the said lifting of the separate ash receiving receptacle through the opening of said hopper for the dumping of its contents.

CHARLES HARDY. 

